{"id":4810,"date":"2010-09-15T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2011-12-14T15:06:47","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T20:06:47","slug":"hot-4-hybrid-card-template-freebies-to-play-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2010\/09\/hot-4-hybrid-card-template-freebies-to-play-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot 4 Hybrid &#8211; Card template freebies to play with!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi!\u00a0 Sara here, with this weeks H4H instalment.<\/p>\n<p>A month or so ago, there was a thread in the forum where a lots of people were saying how they simply had no clue where to begin to make a card.\u00a0 This got me thinking \u2013 and I decided to make a simple template to help get anyone who\u2019s keen to make their own cards, get started.<\/p>\n<p>In the thread, one person persistently insisted that she could <em>never<\/em> make a card for herself: Alisa (aka <strong>ayaandjudah<\/strong>).\u00a0 So, I asked her if she would like to help play with and test\u00a0the template, and I\u2019m delighted to say she said yes!!\u00a0\u00a0So, this is what I came up with:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssdpreview_600.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4822\" title=\"Preview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssdpreview_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssdpreview_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssdpreview_600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssdpreview_600-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssdpreview_600-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To download, simply click <a title=\"H4H Simple Card Templates\" href=\"http:\/\/www.box.net\/shared\/tkn8kr51fa\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is essentially only <strong>one<\/strong> template, but I\u2019ve turned it, shifted the sentiment about and prepared it for simple printing \u2013 so you\u2019ll find 4 actual files to play with.\u00a0 Each template has 3 layers with a simple white border \u2018built in\u2019 to each to make that layer pop.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0downloaded \u00a0file, you\u2019ll also find a \u2018how-to\u2019 Word document, complete with examples.\u00a0 I warn you, it\u2019s a bit on the long-winded side (sorry!!), but hopefully it will smoothly guide you through to make a nice &#8216;n simple card of your own.\u00a0 I used the templates to make these examples:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/template-card-photo-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4811 aligncenter\" title=\"template-card: YouHoo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/template-card-photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/template-card-photo-5.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/template-card-photo-5-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0card was made with <a title=\"A Whimsical Garden by Kristin Cronin-Barrow available at SSD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/product.php?productid=20256&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\">A Whimsical Garden<\/a> by Kristin Cronin-Barrow, and take a look at this second example made with<a title=\"The Birds and the Bees by Krystal Hartley available at SSD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/product.php?productid=20109&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\"> The Birds and the Bees<\/a> by Krystal Hartley:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/template-card-photo-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4812\" title=\"template-card:Beecause\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/template-card-photo-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/template-card-photo-6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/template-card-photo-6-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And how did Alisa find it all?\u00a0 Easy!\u00a0\u00a0 This is her very first card, made for an up &amp; coming celebration:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alisa_apple-card.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4818\" title=\"Alisa_apple-card\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alisa_apple-card.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alisa_apple-card.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alisa_apple-card-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u2026and just take a look at her second:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alisa_flower-card.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4819\" title=\"Alisa_flower-card\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alisa_flower-card.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alisa_flower-card.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alisa_flower-card-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see that she was so confident after just her <em>first<\/em> use of the template, that she modified the template to suit her <em>own<\/em> tastes to make her second!\u00a0 I don\u2019t think there\u2019ll be any stopping her now \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Remember, this template set is simply to get you started \u2013 if you\u2019ve never tried to make a card before, think of them as training wheels: have a go, <strong>have fun<\/strong>, then go off and do your own thing!<\/p>\n<p>If you do give making a card with the templates (and remember there is nothing like receiving a home-made Birthday or Christmas card!) please remember to show it off with pride in our fabulous <a title=\"Sweet Shoppe Hybrid Inspiration Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showgallery.php?cat=581\" target=\"_blank\">hybrid gallery<\/a>!\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to see what you make\u2026<\/p>\n<p>See you next month!<\/p>\n<p>Sara<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi!\u00a0 Sara here, with this weeks H4H instalment. 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